"In America, the most important thing is that people have freedom. In restricted countries, the most important thing is what people do with freedom."

-- George Otis

#Country Quotes #America Quotes #People Quotes

“Anyone can criticize or accept praise, but initiating a positive exchange is a hallmark of a difference maker.”

Source : Scott Berkun (2011). “Mindfire: Big Ideas for Curious Minds”, p.38, BookBaby
“I'm a very good dishwasher. I'm a terrible cook. I'm an awful cook.”
“In England, footballers are respected more, the game is more noble, there's less cheating. Every Spaniard who goes loves it - and comes back a better player. If I had ever left, it would have been to England.”

Source : "I'm a romantic, says Xavi, heartbeat of Barcelona and Spain". Interview with Sid Lowe, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2011.
“As the growing emphasis on feelings crowds out reason, facts will play a smaller role in public discourse.”
“What's so noble about being dead?”
“If every planet in the Patriarchy refused to be ruled, we all would be free.”

Source : Joan Slonczewski (2000). “A Door Into Ocean”, p.393, Macmillan
“Sadness comes, joy comes, and everything passes by. What remains always is the witness. The witness is beyond all polarities.”
“You know, son, I don't think there's such a thing as an easy life. There's always going to be hard work and there will always be misfortunes we can't control, lurking out at the edges - storms, sickness, wolves. But there is such a thing as a good life and I think that we have one here.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.625, Random House Books for Young Readers

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